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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Central African Republic	São Tomé & Príncipe	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	3,889	138	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	3,980	141	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	4,054	144	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	4,128	147	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	4,215	151	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	4,289	154	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	4,363	158	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	4,449	161	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	4,544	165	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	4,641	168	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	4,742	172	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	4,845	176	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	4,950	180	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	5,057	183	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	5,167	187	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	5,278	190	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	5,392	194	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	5,507	198	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	5,625	201	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	5,745	204	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	5,874	208	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	6,025	212	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	6,154	216	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	6,291	220	48,065

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

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Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Uganda

1906-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

No separate list is published for Central African Republic, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.